Published 1976 | Version v1
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Technologically altered natural radiation environments

Creators

  • 1. University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Description

A separate category of radiation exposure has been proposed. This category has been called technologically enhanced natural radiation of TENR and refers to radiation exposures whose physical sources are natural but which would not occur without technological intervention. Several examples of TENR are discussed. These include: fossil fuels, geothermal fluids, building materials, mining and milling of uranium and other ores, water, fertilizer, tourist caves, consumer products and air travel

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Imprint Place
Troy, NY
Imprint Title
Tenth midyear topical symposium of the Northeastern New York Chapter, Health Physics Society, on natural radioactivity in man's environment
Journal Page Range
p. 6-12.

Conference

Title
10. midyear symposium for Health Physics Society.
Dates
11 - 13 Oct 1976.
Place
Saratoga Springs, NY, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12584686
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S58: GEOSCIENCES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CAVES; COAL; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COSMIC RADIATION; GROUND WATER; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; ORE PROCESSING; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHATES; PROPANE; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADON 222; SOLID WASTES; SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT; THORIUM ORES; URANIUM MINES
Descriptors DEC
AIR TRANSPORT; ALKANES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CAVITIES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GASES; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MINES; NUCLEI; ORES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; TRANSPORT; WASTES; WATER